đź“‹Refreshing Strawberry Gazpacho Soup Recipe
This no-cook raw strawberry gazpacho soup is super easy and fast to make. It has a wonderful combination of sweet and savory flavors. Hot summer days call for cold soup. A bowl of this cold soup is very refreshing and satisfying.
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 59kcal
Equipment
- Blender
Ingredients
- 1 lb strawberries hulled and halved
- 1 tomato (medium size)
- ½ red bell peppers
- 1 English cucumber
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 teaspoon thyme (fresh, reduce to half if using dried thyme)
- 1 tablespoon white balsamic vinegar (if you don't mind dark colored soup, use black balsamic vinegar), or you can skip it
- Salt to taste
- Pepper to taste
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ÂĽ cup vegetable stock (adjust the amount depending on consistency)
For Garnish
- Few chopped strawberries
- Few thyme leaves
- Little lemon juice freshly squeezed (optional)
Instructions
- Hull the strawberries and chop them into pieces. Peel the cucumber and chop it roughly. Chop the rest of the vegetables roughly.
- Add strawberries, tomato, cucumber, red bell peppers, garlic, thyme, and salt and pepper to taste in a blender. Pulse until smooth.
- Slowly pour in balsamic vinegar, olive oil, and vegetable stock (don’t add stock if you are after thick strawberry soup) continue to blend until strawberry gazpacho reaches the desired consistency.
- Transfer soup to a jar, cover it, and chill for at least 30 minutes, best overnight.
- Serve chilled gazpacho in bowls with chopped strawberries, fresh thyme leaves and dash of freshly squeezed lemon juice o (optional) on top.
Notes
- Use fresh strawberries for the best taste. Frozen berries won't tend to taste the same.
- This soup is best served chilled.
- Feel free to use other variations of the gazpacho depending on what's available. Refer to the "Variations" section for ideas.
- Using white balsamic vinegar is crucial if you don't want to alter the color of gazpacho. If you don't mind darker soup go ahead and use black balsamic vinegar. You can also skip it, there is lemon juice added to the soup and that should do.
- With strawberries, tomatoes, balsamic vinegar, and freshly squeezed lemon juice this soup will have an acidic taste. Sometimes the acidity in the gazpacho can give off bitterness. A sprinkle of sugar will take off the bitterness from the strawberry soup.
Nutrition
Calories: 59kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 64mg | Potassium: 215mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 855IU | Vitamin C: 26.6mg | Calcium: 18mg | Iron: 0.5mg